Do you think society is tolerant of people who have a mental illness?

For the most part it seems like during the 1950's society wasn't very tolerant of people who had a mental illness, from just speaking to my grandparents in terms of how society has grown as a whole. My grandfather once said that back during the 1950's and even into the 1960's if someone thought a person was "crazy" their solution would be for them to be locked away in a mental hospital, or carted off to an insane asylum.

Do you think that society has grown to be more accepting and tolerant of people with a mental illness? or do we still have a ways to go?

I Believe we have, it seems like there is alot more alternatives and programs that are there for the people who really need them and they can get the help they need, but I also think we've still got a ways to go as well. So I guess it could go both ways

Here is even an old video i found, of police training on how to deal with the "Mentally disturbed"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUiMSwcIsO4

We've taken a lot of steps towards acceptance in our society, but we still have a ways to go. People still aren't fully comfortable with mentally challenged people and it is a tough world we live in.

Some people are. I am, but I think that sometimes people are just crazy.

These people should be locked up so that they don't hurt themselves or anyone else.

And it's good to lock them up but there are no mental places anymore.

so they end up living on the streets. like by the beach.

They like to live by the beach.

Some are and some arent. Thats the way it is. The same goes for the questions "Do you think society is tolerant of race?", "Do you think society is tolerant of religion?', and etc.

it depends what country you are in.

some countries in africa are not tolerant of religion. they want to kill the gays. and if you're are an albino living in africa you are in trouble because you might be captured bysome africans.They will kill you.Then your bones will be ground up and sold as medicine.

No, not really, and it saddens me greatly. People with mental illnesses that are severe are usually reated as psychos who need to be put away/put down even though they've done nothing wrong. I really wish society was more understanding of those with mental disorders. If it was, we might have less crime, and people wouldn't have to suffer in silence for fear of social stigma/commitment.

With the amount of money we give for helping mentally retarded people, we have definitely become more tolerant.

I suppose it does..to a point..

I believe society took a step forward and became more accepting

Compared to before yea definitely

But that doesnt mean we are as tolerable as we should be

Some people are. I am, but I think that sometimes people are just crazy.

These people should be locked up so that they don't hurt themselves or anyone else.

And it's good to lock them up but there are no mental places anymore.

so they end up living on the streets. like by the beach.

They like to live by the beach.

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These days seems like everyone has some kind of mental illness. ADD, depression, eating disorders the list goes on and on. It's like if your normal then you are not normal. So I would say yes we are more tolerant.